WHAT WE AUDIT
Independent audit track
You should know if your current IT partner is delivering what you pay for. We audit managed IT, Microsoft 365, security, backup, and infrastructure with frameworks you can take to the board, not a sales pitch dressed as a report.
Most businesses only discover gaps when something breaks or an insurer asks awkward questions. A third-party audit gives you a baseline before that moment: what your provider promised, what is actually configured, and where you sit against frameworks that matter in Western Australia.
Managed IT delivery
Monitoring coverage, patch cadence, help desk responsiveness, documentation, and whether SLAs match reality.
Microsoft 365 and identity
Licence fit (Business Premium minimum for uplift paths), Conditional Access, MFA strength, Intune compliance, and Secure Score trajectory.
Security and Essential 8
Mapping to Essential 8 mitigations: application control, patching, macros, hardening, backups, MFA, and user training. See our Essential 8 maturity guide for context.
Backup, recovery, and infrastructure
Restore proof, off-site copies, business-class network gear, and whether consumer kit is blocking proper monitoring.
ALIGNED TO OUR SERVICE STACK
We do not audit against a mystery checklist. Findings are mapped to the same controls we operate under the Stride IT Security Standard and the service areas we deliver: managed IT, cyber security, cloud, backup, and network monitoring. That makes comparisons fair and remediation actionable.
- 01 Microsoft Secure Score: up, not decorative
- 02 Phishing-resistant MFA
- 03 Conditional Access and legacy-auth kill switch
- 04 Defender for Office 365: email that fights back
- 05 Defender for Business: endpoint EDR
- 06 Intune device compliance
- 07 Identity and admin hardening
- 08 User protection that sticks
Full Standard review available on deeper engagements and for Security Uplift clients.
HOW IT WORKS
- 1
Scoping call
Define scope, access, stakeholders, and whether the audit is for the board, an insurance renewal, or provider accountability.
- 2
Evidence collection
Read-only access to M365, backup consoles, RMM, and network documentation. Interviews with your provider where appropriate.
- 3
Findings and roadmap
Written report with risk-rated gaps, Essential 8 mapping, and a prioritised plan. Optional leadership workshop.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is this an audit of Stride IT or my current provider?
This service is a third-party audit of your current IT environment and provider delivery. We assess what you have today against our service stack, Essential 8 concepts, and the Stride IT Security Standard. If you are already a Stride IT client, we frame it as an independent health review or board attestation cycle.
What frameworks do you align the audit to?
We map findings to the ACSC Essential 8, Microsoft Secure Score and Business Premium control sets, backup and recovery proof, identity and Conditional Access posture, and the Stride IT Security Standard controls we run in the Continual Security Uplift Program. We do not claim ACSC or government certification on your behalf.
What do we receive at the end?
A written audit report with executive summary, control-by-control findings, risk-rated gaps, and a prioritised remediation roadmap. Optional workshop with leadership to walk through results and next steps. Evidence is cited so you can hold your provider accountable or plan an uplift.
Will you try to poach us from our current MSP?
The audit stands on its own. You get objective findings whether you stay, renegotiate, or move. If gaps are large and you want us to run the uplift, we will say so plainly. If your provider is doing fine and only needs a nudge, we will say that too.
READY FOR AN INDEPENDENT READ?
Book a scoping call. We will confirm fit, timeline, and whether an audit or a full Security Uplift is the right next step.
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